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Have You Been to Berl’s? [by Shanna Compton]
On a road trip about a decade ago, my spouse and I pulled our rental car over just south of Kerby, Oregon, along the Redwood Highway. We made a U-turn. Nobody spoke for a…
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An Apprentice’s Tale: On Philip Levine [by Daniel Nester]
What follows is an adapted version of an essay I contributed to Coming Close: Forty Essays on Philip Levine, edited by Mari L'Esperance and Tomas Q. Morin and published by Prairie Lights Books earlier this…
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Poetry off the Shelf: Orlando Ricardo Menes & Dan Vera
Hey Chicago! Just a reminder: This Thursday, the Poetry Foundation will host two gifted Latino poets at its HQ for a reading, book signing, and reception: Dan Vera — author of Speaking Wiri Wiri, which won the inaugural Letras…
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Tonight at KGB: Geoffrey Nutter + Stephanie Ford
KGB Monday Night Poetry is pleased to present… Geoffrey Nutter + Stephanie Ford Monday, Oct 21, 2013 Hosted by John Deming and Matthew Yeager Series founded in 1997 by Star Black and David Lehman Doors…
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Introduction to The Incredible Sestina Anthology [by Daniel Nester]
What follows is the introduction I wrote for The Incredible Sestina Anthology, which is about to be released by Write Bloody Publishing. It's a culmination of about ten years of off-and-on work, which began…
